The veterinarian is too often the last to know when something is amiss with an animal. Harry Werner, VMD, shares four levels of concern when horse owners are confronted with a sick or injured horse. The category lists will help horse owners focus their thinking and decision-making based on specific clinical signs and circumstances. He also recommends proactive planning and prevention.
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Minimize the risk of emergency calls. Keep horses in good health by adopting a proactive, preventive health care approach and welfare via a structured wellness program.
INSIGHTS: This is good information to share with horse owners. Have they seen it before? Maybe. But it takes as many as seven repetitions to get 50 percent or more memory retention. Consider a direct communication with horse owners you only see sporadically.